Moneyline Bet Tie Rules: When Your Stake Gets Refunded

The word moneyline does not, by itself, settle what happens when the score is tied. The available selections and the sportsbook’s stated settlement period matter more.

For example, a soccer three-way moneyline commonly settles on the score after 90 minutes plus stoppage time. If that score is level, draw wins even if one team later wins in extra time. A separate “to advance” market can settle differently because it includes the later result.

Likewise, an NHL game-winner moneyline may include overtime and a shootout, while a three-way regulation line stops before either. Before placing a wager, check whether the line says regulation, including overtime, or to advance. For the difference between a refund and a winning payout, see push and stake refund rules.

In soccer, two team names on the betting slip do not prove that a tied match will refund the stake. The market name determines both when the result is measured and what happens if the teams are level.

• 90-minute result: Settles on the score after regulation time, including stoppage time but excluding extra time and penalties. A standard three-way market offers home, draw, and away; a team selection loses if the match ends level.
• Draw no bet: Also uses the 90-minute result, but a draw pushes the wager and returns the stake. The difference between draw no bet and a regular moneyline matters even when both markets display the same two teams.
• To advance: Pays on which team progresses, so a 90-minute draw does not settle the wager as a push. Extra time or a penalty shootout may decide it under the sportsbook’s rules.

For example, if a knockout match finishes 1–1 after 90 minutes and Team A wins on penalties, a Team A draw-no-bet wager pushes, while a Team A to-advance wager wins. A Team A three-way 90-minute wager loses. Before placing a bet, check the full market label and settlement rules rather than relying on the number of choices shown.

An NFL regular-season game can end tied after overtime. If the final score is 20–20, a standard two-way, full-game moneyline wager on either team generally pushes, returning the stake. NFL postseason games continue until there is a winner, so that same full-game market does not face a final tie. A regulation-only market, if offered, is different: it can settle on the score at the end of the fourth quarter.

In soccer, a match level at 1–1 after 90 minutes plus stoppage time is a draw for a standard three-way match-result market. A bet on either team loses; a bet on the draw wins. This is how a three-way moneyline treats a draw, even if a cup match later goes to extra time or penalties. A separate “to advance” wager follows the team that progresses instead.

In the NHL, a game tied 2–2 after three periods gives a regulation three-way market a draw result. A full-game moneyline normally includes overtime and a shootout, so it settles on the eventual winner rather than refunding both sides. Check the period and settlement rules on the bet slip: sportsbook offerings differ, and “regulation,” “full game,” and “to advance” do not describe interchangeable wagers.

A $110 moneyline wager at -110 would normally win $100 in profit if the selection won. If the bet pushes because the covered game period ends tied, the sportsbook returns the original $110 stake. There is no $100 profit, but the bettor does not lose the stake or pay the $10 in juice.

The same tied score can produce a different result in a three-way market, which offers separate home, away, and draw selections. A $110 wager on either team loses if the covered period ends in a draw; the full stake is lost. A wager on the draw wins instead, with profit determined by the draw odds shown on that betting line. The $110 push refund applies only to a market whose rules call for a push, much like an over/under that lands exactly on its total.

Even after the result is official, a bet slip may briefly remain pending while the sportsbook grades it. If the settlement looks wrong, check the market name and covered period before contacting support.

A pushed leg generally drops out of a standard parlay. The wager stays alive, but its payout is recalculated using only the remaining legs. It is not paid at the original parlay odds.

For example, consider a $20 three-leg parlay at +150, -110, and +120. If all three legs win, the total return is $210, including the stake. If the -110 leg pushes and the other two win, the bet becomes a two-leg parlay at +150 and +120: the return falls to $110, including the $20 stake.

The distinction is whether the selection pushed or lost. A team picked to win a three-way moneyline loses if the game ends in a draw for that market; that losing leg defeats the parlay, even if every other pick wins. If every leg pushes, the sportsbook generally returns the original stake without profit.

Same-game parlays and promotional wagers may follow different rules. A voided leg might affect eligibility for an odds boost or other offer, and some same-game parlays have their own settlement terms. Checking the sportsbook’s parlay rules before placing the wager avoids assuming every tie produces the same refund or recalculation.

A push means the covered period ended with a result that neither side won under that market’s rules. A void can also return the stake, but for a different reason: the game was canceled, postponed beyond the sportsbook’s allowed window, or failed to meet its completion requirements. The account balance may look the same, while the settlement reason—and treatment of a parlay leg—depends on the sportsbook’s rules.

If a grade looks wrong, check these details before contacting support:

• Market: Was it a two-way moneyline, a three-way result, or a draw-no-bet wager?
• Covered period: Did the bet include overtime or stop at regulation?
• Official result: What score or outcome applied when that period ended?
• House rules: How does that sportsbook handle ties, delays, and incomplete games?

Keep the bet slip or bet ID handy. If the grade still conflicts with the listed rules, send support the ID, market name, and the specific result in question.